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Russia to produce around 500 tons of gold in 2026

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 216 words
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Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov provided production forecasts for gold, silver, and platinum group metals for the current year and 2025. The article also outlines the theme and scheduled events of the upcoming St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

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Claims checked 11
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What happened

Russia will increase gold production to 480-500 tons and silver production to 2,800-3,000 tons this year, Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov said in an interview with TASS ahead of the St.

Why it matters

Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

Common ground

"Precise data for 2025 are still being calculated, but according to expert estimates, gold production will amount to 480-485 tons, silver production to 2,600-2,800 tons, and platinum group metals production to 134-136 tons.

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Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov provided production forecasts for gold, silver, and platinum group metals for the current year and 2025. The article also outlines the theme and scheduled events of the upcoming St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The agenda includes the SME Forum, the Creative Industries Forum, the International Youth Forum 'Day of the Future,' and the Pharmaceutical Security Forum”
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Multiple cross-references from TASS confirm the inclusion of the SME Forum, Creative Industries Forum, International Youth Forum 'Day of the Future,' and Pharmaceutical Security Forum in the agenda.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The agenda includes the SME Forum, the Creative Industries Forum, the International Youth Forum "Day of the Future," and the Pharmaceutical Security Forum.
https://tass.com/economy/2139503
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The agenda includes the SME Forum, the Creative Industries Forum, the International Youth Forum 'Day of the Future,' and the Pharmaceutical Security Forum.
https://tass.com/economy/2139723
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The agenda includes the SME Forum, the Creative Industries Forum, the International Youth Forum "Day of the Future," and the Pharmaceutical Security Forum
https://tass.com/economy/2139173
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Claim 2: “Russia will increase gold production to 480-500 tons and silver production to 2,800-3,000 tons this year”
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The specific production figures (480-500 tons gold, 2,800-3,000 tons silver) are explicitly quoted in a web search result from June 3, 2026, attributed to Minister Kozlov.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Empire was the final period of the Russian monarchy, spanning most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russians (Russian: русские, romanized: russkiye [ˈruskʲɪje] ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian, the most spoken Slavic language. The majority of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians
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Claim 3: “according to expert estimates, gold production will amount to 480-485 tons, silver production to 2,600-2,800 tons, and platinum group metals production to 134-136 tons [for 2025]”
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While there is evidence of 2025 events, the specific production estimates for 2025 (480-485 gold, 2,600-2,800 silver, 134-136 PGM) are not present in the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. It was hel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russia–United_States_summ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Spiderweb (Ukrainian: Операція «Павутина», romanized: Operátsija "Pavutýna") was a covert drone attack carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) deep inside Russia on 1 June 2025,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Spiderweb
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oreshnik (Russian: Орешник, lit. 'Hazel shrub'), is a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) characterized by its reported speed exceeding Mach 10 (12,300 km/h; 7,610 mph; 3.40 km/s), acc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreshnik_(missile)
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Claim 4: “The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will take place on June 3-6”
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Multiple cross-references from TASS consistently state that SPIEF will take place on June 3-6.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This year, SPIEF will be held on June 3-6.
https://tass.com/economy/2135279
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will take place on June 3-6.
https://tass.com/economy/2139723
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cross reference SUPPORTS — SPIEF will take place on June 3-6.
https://tass.com/world/2139993
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Claim 5: “The cultural program will feature the Petersburg Seasons festival, as well as the traditional SPIEF Sports Games”
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Multiple cross-references from TASS confirm the cultural program includes the Petersburg Seasons festival and SPIEF Sports Games.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The cultural program will feature the Petersburg Seasons festival, as well as the traditional SPIEF Sports Games.
https://tass.com/economy/2139333
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The cultural program will feature the Petersburg Seasons festival, as well as the traditional SPIEF Sports Games.
https://tass.com/economy/2139503
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The cultural program will feature the Petersburg Seasons festival, as well as the traditional SPIEF Sports Games
https://tass.com/economy/2139173
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Claim 6: “The forum’s main theme is 'Pragmatic Dialogue: The Path to a Stable Future.'”
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Three independent web search results confirm the theme of the 29th SPIEF is 'Pragmatic Dialogue: The Path to a Stable Future'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 · Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) opened in Russia on Wednesday, centered on the theme "Pragmatic Dialogue: the Path to a Stable ...
https://www.facebook.com/CGTNGlobalBusiness/videos/the-29th-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 · The main theme is "Pragmatic dialogue — the way to a stable future", the central event will be a plenary session with the participation of ...
https://www.facebook.com/rusembnepal/posts/russia-demonstrat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 · The Forum's main theme is “Pragmatic Dialogue – The Path to a Stable Future”. The business programme of #SPIEF2026 will focus on shaping a new ...
https://www.facebook.com/MIDRussia/videos/announcementthe-29…
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Claim 7: “gold production could increase by about 3%, silver production by 7%, and platinum group metals production by 0.75%”
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The provided evidence does not contain the specific percentage increase figures (3%, 7%, 0.75%) for the minerals mentioned.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Empire was the final period of the Russian monarchy, spanning most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russians (Russian: русские, romanized: russkiye [ˈruskʲɪje] ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian, the most spoken Slavic language. The majority of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians
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Claim 8: “TASS is the forum’s general information partner”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 9: “The forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation”
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Multiple cross-references from TASS confirm the forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation.
https://tass.com/economy/2139333
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation.
https://tass.com/economy/2139723
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation
https://tass.com/economy/2139037
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Claim 10: “The forecast for this year is 480-500 tons of gold, 2,800-3,000 tons of silver, and 134-137 tons of platinum group metals”
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The exact figures for gold (480-500), silver (2,800-3,000), and platinum group metals (134-137) are explicitly quoted from Minister Kozlov in the web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Empire was the final period of the Russian monarchy, spanning most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russians (Russian: русские, romanized: russkiye [ˈruskʲɪje] ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian, the most spoken Slavic language. The majority of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians
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Claim 11: “Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov said in an interview with TASS ahead of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF)”
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Wikipedia confirms Alexander Kozlov is the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia. Web search results confirm he gave an interview to TASS ahead of SPIEF.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Alexandrovich Kozlov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Козло́в; born 2 January 1981 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) is a Russian politician serving as the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Kozlov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amur Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located on the banks of the Amur and Zeya rivers in the Russian Far East. The oblast borders Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amur_Oblast
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство природных ресурсов и экологии Российской Федерации, romanized: Ministerstvo prirodnykh resursov i eko…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Natural_Resources_…
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